Noting the Nasdaq Bank Index is only peeling a little gains off of the table from the tremendously strong gains of the month. This, along with some other things, has me not at all satisfied that a risk off environment is deep enough to result in hyperbolic prognostications of crashes and tops and bubbles and the see I told you so crowd. It makes perfect sense to me that institutions would be simply maneuvering in response to the geopolitical conditions of the past two weeks. That does not mean we won’t have some sell cycles along the way. The very strong gains immediately following Trump seemingly taking over in some sectors was another counter-argument to the “if he is elected the end of the world is near” crowd. The one sector that has me concerned is real estate, followed by retail, followed by the automotive sector, and then the energy sector.
That said, bears who celebrate could get what is called a “haircut” when the intermediate pre-election re-allocation/hedge phase starts to run dry.
Wall Street set to rise as investors bet on second Trump term
U.S. stock indexes were set to open higher on Monday, as traders priced in a greater chance of presidential candidate Donald Trump winning a second term after surviving an assassination attempt, while rate cut hopes further boosted sentiment.
Under Trump, markets expect a hawkish trade policy and looser regulations over issues from climate change to cryptocurrency.
US equity indexes rose in choppy trade after a surprise increase in durable goods orders coincided with an upward revision in the final estimate for Q1 economic growth.
The Nasdaq rose 0.2% to 17,833.2 after midday Thursday
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan
Nvidia, the Nasdaq and the S&P500 got dizzy at record highs on Thursday as world markets start to take stock of a bumper 2024 as we near the half-year point next week – but with the dollar (.DXY), opens new tab back on the march regardless.
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CRWD stock has risen by 471.7% over the last five years. The company’s revenue has climbed from $249.8 million in fiscal 2019 to $3.06 billion in fiscal 2024. Analysts expect its revenue to grow by double digits over the next two years, and rate the stock as a “strong buy” overall.
Nasdaq Composite: Flying on fumes?
The Nasdaq composite IXIC has now seen five-straight record closing highs which is its longest such streak since an eight-day run of record closing highs from October 28 to November 8, 2021.
In any event, traders are on the edge, as despite the run of record highs, one has to ask himself : is this going to last ???